The Big Pine Citizen was the weekly newspaper of Big Pine, a town in the northern Owens Valley of the California Sierras. The newspaper expressed the viewpoint of Big Pine residents on Los Angeles' control of the Owens Valley water supply during...

An impoverished Paiute named Queso in his lean-to; to his right is a woman lying down. To his left is a dog. In the background is another shanty, perhaps a take on the traditional Paiute dwelling, the nobe. Title on lower center: Queso Piaute...

J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...

J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...

J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...

J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...

J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...

Campsite, in grove of aspen, of John Black (by wagon) and a man who is possibly Ramon Machado (by tents). Supplies under tarp in center of photograph. Horse at right of photograph. Title supplied by cataloger.

Henry Isidore Dockweiler (1893-1970) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. He began his career as a secretary in the U.S. Diplomatic Service in 1918. He has served at the embassies in Beijing, Tokyo, Santo Domingo, and...

Henry Isidore Dockweiler (1893-1970) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. He began his career as a secretary in the U.S. Diplomatic Service in 1918. He has served at the embassies in Beijing, Tokyo, Santo Domingo, and...

Henry Isidore Dockweiler (1893-1970) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. He began his career as a secretary in the U.S. Diplomatic Service in 1918. He has served at the embassies in Beijing, Tokyo, Santo Domingo, and...